[{"word":"recommends","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To bestow commendation on; to represent favourably; to suggest, endorse or encourage as an appropriate choice.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The board recommends Philips, given his ample experience in similar positions."},{"definition":"To make acceptable; to attract favor to.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"A city that has much to recommend it."},{"definition":"To advise, propose, counsel favorably","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The therapist recommends resting the mind and exercising the body."},{"definition":"To commit, confide to another's care, confidence or acceptance, with favoring representations","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"A medieval oblate's parents recommended the boy for life to God and the monastery"}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":["deprecate","disapprove","discourage","disrecommend","oppose"]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/recommend","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/recommends"]}]